Samsung Epic 4G will be only the second 4G phone available in the U.S.

When DailyTechreported
on leaked specs for a full-Qwerty alternative of the Samsung Galaxy S
for Sprint last month, we called the Android-based smartphone the "Galaxy
S Pro". Since then, the phone has been officially dubbed the Samsung
"Epic 4G", and all the specs that we reported have now been confirmed
by a Samsung and Sprint press sheet viasdx-developers.

We now
also know that the Epic will boast 1 GB ROM, a 1500 mAh battery,
internal GPS, a six-axis motion sensor for enhanced gaming, and
a micro-SD card slot (16 GB included, up to 32 GB supported) -- not
exactly mind-blowing until you consider that the Epic will be only the second WiMAX-supported
handset from Sprint, making it the only other 4G option in the U.S. from Sprint's
HTC EVO 4G.

Android
enthusiasts will be disappointed to hear that the Epic will be running Android
2.1, and not Froyo,
which has started
rolling out to Verizon's Droid Incredible. We can assume that the Epic
will get Android 2.2 at some point in the future, though Samsung has
bungled updates to previous Android-based devices like the Behold
II.

According
to the Epic 4G fact-sheet, we now also know the dimensions of the handset are
4.9" x 2.54" x 0.56". The little beast weighs in at 5.46 ounces,
which is surprisingly less than the 6-ounce, keyboard-less EVO 4G.